Andrew P. Clarke
President
Executive
1 yr
30 reports
Kellanova ·K
Post-merger reset: legacy C-suite replaced after Mars acquisition
Food, Beverages & Tobacco · Fortune #332 · Holding structure · 24K employees · Chicago, Illinois
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
3
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.4 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 3.0yr from FY2024
43%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2024 · period end 2024-12-28 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.7B
Operating income
$1.9B
Net income
$1.3B
Total assets
$15.6B
Shares out
345M
Sourced from Kellanova 8-K · filed 2025-12-11 ↗ View on SEC
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Post-merger reset: legacy C-suite replaced after Mars acquisition. This page maps Kellanova’s current subsidiary-level structure, highlighting the President-led executive team, reduced depth, recent leadership changes, and how the org compares with public food peers.
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Latest signal Mars Acquisition Close changed role as Change in Control
On 2025-12-11, Kellanova became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mars, triggering full board and officer resignations.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the President to drive automation and analytics across supply chain and commercial functions.
- Eliminate Chief Growth Officer Role Remove the Chief Growth Officer position as strategic planning is absorbed by Mars corporate.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Ross Plagman
Treasurer
Finance
1 yr
6 reports
Myriah Gambrell-Glenn
Secretary
Legal
1 yr
5 reports
internal
John Renwick
Senior Vice President, Finance
Finance
1 yr
5 reports
Nicolas Amaya
President, Latin America
Commercial
3 yr
6 reports
David Lawlor
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Operations
4 yr
5 reports
internal
Todd Haigh
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Legal
4 yr
4 reports
Shumit Kapoor
Chief Growth Officer
Strategy
3 yr
4 reports
The businesses
How Kellanova divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
800 employees
Senior Vice President, Finance (John Renwick)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, treasury, and controls for the subsidiary.
Legal & Governance
200 employees
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer (Todd Haigh)
Manages legal risk, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
Supply Chain & Operations
12K employees
Chief Supply Chain Officer (David Lawlor)
Runs manufacturing, logistics, and end-to-end supply chain operations.
$12.7B rev $1.9B op inc 14.7% margin FY2024
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Post-merger, Kellanova operates without its legacy CEO or board, reflecting a wholesale leadership reset following the Mars acquisition.
The org chart shows a compact enterprise structure centered on a President rather than a traditional CEO, with former Kellogg-era C-suite roles either exited or subordinated. Legal, finance, and operations remain functional, but strategic control is clearly upstream at Mars.
- All legacy directors and officers resigned at merger close
- President-led subsidiary structure
The comparison
How Kellanova stacks up
Compared with peers like General Mills and Mondelez, Kellanova’s current structure is unusually thin and transitional. While peers retain stable, multi-layered public-company C-suites, Kellanova resembles a holding subsidiary with limited autonomous depth. The absence of a standalone CEO and board distinguishes it …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Kellanova — no COO — no CAIO
Nestlé — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The December 2025 Mars acquisition eliminated Kellanova’s legacy board and CEO, replacing them with a President-led subsidiary structure.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
8-K filed 2025-12-11
- CEO
- Steven A. Cahillane
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Final filing before change of control and leadership reset.
Named executive officers (5)
- Steven A. Cahillane - CEO since 2017
- Amit Banati - CFO since 2019
- David Lawlor - CSCO since 2021
- Shumit Kapoor - CGO since 2022
- Nicolas Amaya - President LATAM since 2022
FY2024
10-K filed 2025-02-21
- CEO
- Steven A. Cahillane
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 5.4 yr
First full year operating as Kellanova post cereal spin.
Named executive officers (5)
- Steven A. Cahillane - CEO since 2017
- Amit Banati - CFO since 2019
- David Lawlor - CSCO since 2021
- Shumit Kapoor - CGO since 2022
- Nicolas Amaya - President LATAM since 2022
FY2023
10-K filed 2024-02-20
- CEO
- Steven A. Cahillane
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 8
- Avg tenure
- 5.8 yr
Transition year following WK Kellogg separation.
Named executive officers (5)
- Steven A. Cahillane - CEO since 2017
- Amit Banati - CFO since 2019
- Chris Hood - President North America since 2021
- David Lawlor - CSCO since 2021
- Shumit Kapoor - CGO since 2022
Year-over-year changes
Leadership streamlined modestly as regional roles were consolidated.
- CEO span: 8 → 7
- C-suite size: 8 → 7
- Avg tenure: 5.8 → 5.4 yr
- retitled Chris Hood - President North America (10-K 2024-02-21)
Acquisition by Mars eliminated the public-company C-suite and board.
- CEO span: 7 → 0
- C-suite size: 7 → 3
- Avg tenure: 5.4 → 0 yr
- reorg Mars Acquisition - Change in Control (8-K 2025-12-11)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Kellanova?
Kellanova no longer has a standalone CEO; Andrew P. Clarke serves as President following the Mars acquisition in December 2025.
What type of organizational structure does Kellanova use?
Kellanova operates as a holding-style subsidiary structure under Mars, with a streamlined enterprise leadership team.
How many direct reports does Kellanova's CEO have?
The top executive role has seven direct reports, reflecting a compact post-merger structure.
How has Kellanova's leadership changed recently?
In December 2025, all legacy directors and officers resigned and new Mars-appointed officers were installed.
Does Kellanova have a COO?
No. Operations are led by a Chief Supply Chain Officer rather than a standalone COO role.
Sources
- Form 8-K, Dec 11 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Kellanova DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Kellanova 10-K Annual Report
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